I’ve been unpacking boxes and arranging furniture and babysitting overnight, but finally I am in my own place and semi-functional, which gives me more time to concentrate on the important things in life.
I wound 3 skeins of a nice red alpaca from Classic Elite
and searched high and low for my needle cases, dug out a crochet needle and some Sugar ‘n Cream for waste yarn for the provisional cast-on, and finally started my “Matt” scarf.
So far so good - I am enjoying it, except for the fact that the chart is not in a format that I am used to. It charts the front side on one line and the back side on another line, rather than charting only the front side. I get confused because I can’t envision as easily what it should look like, but I am getting the hang of it.
So far, there is ribbing, seed stitch, and double seed stitch appearing in the first inch. This pattern will definitely keep my attention, because in the next inch, the checkerboard of patterns all switch…
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November 12, 2006 at 8:18 pm
Sarah
I have never tried the provisional cast on, I mainly do the long tail cast on is the provisional easier?
November 13, 2006 at 1:57 pm
Heather
Sarah,
I used a provisional cast-on because the pattern called for it, and generally it is used when you want to go pick up stitches later. In this case, I am knitting from the shoulder down to the end, and then I’ll pick up the stitches at the shoulder, knit the neck band, and continue down the other side.
This cast-on is fairly easy, but not necessary in a garment that has a regular edge.